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Portsmouth 2-2 Blackburn: result and stats, Championship

ChampionshipMatchday 8
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Player of the match
Oladapo Joshua Afolayan headshot
Oladapo Joshua Afolayan
Attacker · Blackburn
8.3
This match
Shooting4.0Finishing2.2Creativity5.3Passing0.0Involvement4.2Defending4.8Physical5.9Dribbling10.0
Attacking
Goals1
Assists1
Shots3
Shots on target2
Shot accuracy67%
Build-up
Passes11
Key passes1
Pass accuracy91%
Defending
Tackles2
Interceptions1
Duels won4 · 57%
Fouls won/made2 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Swanson7.5Kavuma-McQ…7.2Kamara6.9Tóth6.9Morishita7.5Afolayan8.3
Player
Balázs TóthBalázs TóthG521,58-0,4211/274/19
Daniel BielicaDaniel BielicaG321,26-0,7417/296/16
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Possession & Passing

51%Possession49%
345Total passes336
74%Pass accuracy73%
9Corners7

Attack

22Shots8
7On target5
7Off target2
8Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

17Shots in box7
5Shots out box1
1.6xG0.6
-0.4Goals prevented-0.4

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves5
2Offsides2
16Fouls9
2Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,58xG0,29
8Shots4
3On target3
0Big chances0
15Touches in box12
53%Possession47%
7Corners4
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Second half

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1,02xG0,29
14Shots4
4On target2
1Big chances0
20Touches in box5
49%Possession51%
2Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Portsmouth crestPortsmouth
1.60221551%
78% open play22% set piece
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0.598549%
90% open play10% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

30 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,40,91,31,80'15'30'45'60'75'90'Oladapo Afolayan 11'Ryoya Morishita 56'Zak Swanson 4'Colby Bishop 74'Portsmouth1,60 xGBlackburn0,59 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Portsmouth crestPortsmouth1,60 xG · 2 scoredBlackburn crestBlackburn0,59 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Portsmouth36
Open play 24Set piece 5Dribble 2Rebound 5
Blackburn16
Open play 12Set piece 2Dribble 1Defensive 1

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Zak Swanson 4'Oladapo Afolayan 11'Ryoya Morishita 56'Colby Bishop 74'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'PortsmouthBlackburn
Portsmouth crestPortsmouth54% pressureBlackburn crestBlackburn46% pressure

Match replay

91'
2-2
0%Draw 100%0%
1.60xG0.59
22Shots8
15On target5
Momentum
Ebou Adams portrait90' Saved Ebou Adams 0.02 xG

Shot map

22 v 8

Portsmouth shoot right, Blackburn left. Bigger dot = better chance.

PORBLAgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

20 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, 19', off targetMadiodio Dia, 30', off targetAdrian Segečić, 45', off targetMadiodio Dia, 45', off targetJayden Meghoma, 51', off targetAdrian Segečić, 54', off targetOladapo Afolayan, 59', off targetSam Morsy, 61', off targetRyan Kavuma-McQueen, 77', off target
PortsmouthBlackburngoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

PortsmouthDefensive line 38%
34Shade38Kamara50K.-McQueen27Segecic44Shein41Bielica47Shaughnes…49Pack65Swanson63Dia65Meghoma
BlackburnDefensive line 30%
47Tóth48Pickering56Carter56Morsy46Atcheson56Cantwell40Afolayan55Alebiousu59McLoughlin53Morishita54Montgomery

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

PortsmouthUntil 45'
67195516223117111025

Most-connected pair: Shaughnessy and Meghoma, 15 passes between them.

BlackburnUntil 68'
810176152313252122

Most-connected pair: Alebiosu and Morishita, 13 passes between them.

Tactical battle

59control41
60%Field tiltField tilt 41%13Box entriesBox entries 810Passes into boxPasses into box 6
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen
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15 touches in box
Press7.0 · 9.1Territory60% · 41%Direct2.38 · 2.61Progress35 · 34Dribble3 · 7Creation36 · 16Threat0.75 · 0.54Recover16 · 23
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In possession

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59,5%Field tilt40,5%
10Passes into box6
23Progressive passes23
8Carries into final third8
9Chances created7

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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7,00Press intensity (PPDA)9,11
20High turnovers10
16Regains within 5s23
20,8sBall recovery time19,5s
14Interceptions18

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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122Carries85
1555mCarry distance1233m
12Progressive carries11
659mProgressive carry distance565m
4Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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3Take-ons won7
12Take-ons attempted17
385mProgressive pass distance392m
1Through balls0
1Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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0,75Expected threat (xT)0,54
2,15Action value (VAEP)2,15
36Shot-creating actions16
4Goal-creating actions4
13Box entries8

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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2,5Passes per attack2,3
8,8sAttack duration7,0s
2,38 m/sAttack directness2,61 m/s
3Build-up attacks3
11Direct attacks3

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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35Touches in box17
64Final third entries40
1Big chances1
1,58xG on target1,26
56Dangerous attacks31
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Passing

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5/26 (19%)Crosses3/16 (19%)
17/40 (43%)Long balls16/51 (31%)
25Throw-ins21
9Free kicks16
4Goal kicks12
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Duels

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41Total59
32/79 (41%)Ground47/79 (59%)
11/26 (42%)Aerial15/26 (58%)
5/13 (38%)Dribbles8/17 (47%)
15Dispossessed9
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Defending

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49Recoveries43
10Interceptions10
18Tackles23
89%Tackles won61%
21Clearances39
1Big chances scored1
1Big saves3
0Errors led to shot1
0Fouled in final third4
6,76Average rating7,28

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 7 and 8 matches.

Portsmouth crestShare of their matchesBlackburn crest

They score

71%1+ goal88%
43%2+ goals50%
14%3+ goals13%

They concede

71%1+ goal88%
57%2+ goals63%

Heaviest results

Portsmouth crestbest 2-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Blackburn crestbest 3-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

Match summary

Portsmouth and Blackburn drew 2-2 at Fratton Park in the Championship. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: Z. Swanson (4'), C. Bishop (74') for Portsmouth; O. Afolayan (11'), R. Morishita (56') for Blackburn. In their last 6 meetings, Portsmouth have won 2, Blackburn 2, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 39%
POR39%
X32%
BLA29%

→ Double chance: Portsmouth or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Portsmouth crestShare per factorBlackburn crest
64%Form36%
50%Attack50%
58%Defence42%
38%Goal model (Poisson)62%
50%Head-to-head50%
42%Goals58%
50%Overall50%
Last 5 matches
Scored 6, conceded 5
Last 5 matches
Scored 6, conceded 7

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